A McKenzie Acres mother was arrested on Sunday after allegedly leaving her child and another child at home without proper adult supervision.

by Beverly Majors/Staff

A McKenzie Acres mother was arrested on Sunday after allegedly leaving her child and another child at home without proper adult supervision.

Oak Ridge Police Officer Jeremy Upham arrested 32-year-old Charity Ann Crumpton, 811 Utica Circle, for two counts of child abuse and neglect shortly before 8 p.m. on Sunday. She was taken to the Anderson County jail, where she is being held on a $10,000 bond.

Upham reported he was sent to Utica Circle on Saturday to investigate a report of child abandonment. Reports said several witnesses were at the scene when he arrived and told him Crumpton left her 4-year-old daughter and a 6-year-old child in the apartment while she left for what was to be a short while “to run to the pharmacy.”

After not returning for three hours, she was “notified” several times by telephone to return but did not, reports said. Reports don’t indicate who made the calls.

The children were released to a “responsible party” and Upham notified the Department of Children’s Services.

Reports said Crumpton left the children with a “14-year-old baby-sitter who has mental issues and was actively cutting himself while babysitting.” The report said Upham updated the DCS after learning about the babysitter.